Blastoise build and sets

Q: What is the best Blastoise build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Blastoise @ Blastoisinite with Rain Dish and Dark Pulse, Protect, Shell Smash and Water Spout (109 teams).

Q: What item should Blastoise hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Blastoisinite (97.2%), White Herb (1.1%) and Choice Scarf (0.6%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Blastoise run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA with a Quiet nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpA).

Q: What counters Blastoise?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Indeedee, Salamence and Floette-Eternal have the best results against it.

Tier BReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

WaterAbilities: Torrent · Rain Dish

#1 tournament set

109 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Blastoisinite
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Quiet
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA

Dark Pulse
Protect
Shell Smash
Water Spout

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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 1.9%
Win rate: 47.7%
Top cuts: 34
Games: 1,485

Base stats

HP79
Attack83
Defense100
Sp. Atk85
Sp. Def105
Speed78
Total530

In Reg M-C, Blastoise showed up on 1.9% of tournament teams (358 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 47.7% win rate and 34 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Blastoise sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Blastoisinite

Rain Dish

Dark Pulse
Protect
Shell Smash
Water Spout

109 teams · has won a tournament

Blastoisinite

Rain Dish

Protect
Shell Smash
Terrain Pulse
Water Spout

43 teams · has won a tournament

Blastoisinite

Rain Dish

Dark Pulse
Fake Out
Shell Smash
Water Spout

33 teams · best finish: 4th

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Blastoisinite97.2%
White Herb1.1%
Choice Scarf0.6%
Rindo Berry0.3%
Wacan Berry0.3%

Moves

Water Spout95.3%
Protect77.7%
Shell Smash75.1%
Dark Pulse67.3%
Aura Sphere22.3%
Fake Out19.6%
Terrain Pulse17.9%
Ice Beam8.1%

Abilities

Rain Dish76.8%
Torrent22.3%
Mega Launcher0.8%

Nature (stat alignment)

Modest83.5%
Quiet8.9%
Timid4.5%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

Nature	SP	As EVs	Stats at level 50	usage
Quiet	32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA	252 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpA	186 / 103 / 122 / 150 / 125 / 88	57.4%
Modest	32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 Spe	252 HP / 252 SpA / 12 Spe	186 / 92 / 120 / 150 / 125 / 100	6.5%
Modest	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	156 / 92 / 120 / 150 / 125 / 130	3.6%
Impish	31 HP / 30 Def / 5 SpD	244 HP / 236 Def / 36 SpD	185 / 103 / 165 / 94 / 130 / 98	3.3%
Impish	22 HP / 20 Def / 21 SpD / 3 Spe	172 HP / 156 Def / 164 SpD / 20 Spe	176 / 103 / 154 / 94 / 146 / 101	2.6%

Blastoise Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Blastoise	78	88	98	130	143	214
Mega Blastoise	78	88	98	130	143	—

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Mega Blastoise

Mega Launcher

Stone: Blastoisinite. Held by 97.2% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP79
Attack103
Defense120
Sp. Atk135
Sp. Def115
Speed78
Total630

Most common partners

% of teams with Blastoise that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Volcarona55.1% · 180 games
Grimmsnarl52.8% · 109 games
Raichu52.1% · 368 games

Struggles against

Indeedee38.4% · 101 games
Salamence38.4% · 244 games
Floette-Eternal38.5% · 155 games

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Electric
Grass

Resists (½)

Fire
Water
Ice
Steel

Resists (¼)

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Immune

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In Showdown games

154 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

79.2%

in the lead

66.9%

Most used moves in games

Water Spout64.8%
Dark Pulse42.6%
Shell Smash27%
Fake Out26.2%
Protect24.6%
Aura Sphere23%

Leads alongside

Gengar46.6%
Indeedee-F18.4%
Sneasler7.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Blastoise build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Blastoise @ Blastoisinite with Rain Dish and Dark Pulse, Protect, Shell Smash and Water Spout (109 teams).

What item should Blastoise hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Blastoisinite (97.2%), White Herb (1.1%) and Choice Scarf (0.6%).

What spread (SP) should Blastoise run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA with a Quiet nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpA).

What counters Blastoise?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Indeedee, Salamence and Floette-Eternal have the best results against it.

What is Blastoise's Speed at level 50?

Base 78: 88 at minimum (Trick Room), 130 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 143 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.